PinkFloydEffect
Regular Contributor
I really want to run pfSense at home, to create a subnet as I share a WiFi network with another family. The current system requirements are a 600MHz processor with 512MB of RAM. I have some firewall choices I got from work, I just started studying for my CCNA so bare with me if I am not making sense on your level yet. We upgraded our firewall a few times over the years at work, especially when we started using two different WAN connections. We have a D-LINK DFL-260E, a NETGEAR FV336G and a UNTANGLE u150 all of which are no longer being used. Now we just run pfSense on a little standalone 1U HP server with 4 NICs. Not sure why we did not load it onto the Untangle?
The DFL-260E only has a 266MHz processor (Intel xScale IXP425), some appear to have come with a 532MHz Intel xScale IXP435 but that is barely going to cut it. The FV336G only has a 300MHz processor and 64MB of DRAM so that will not run pfSense either. However the u150 has a dual-core processor with 4GB of RAM and a 7200rpm HDD so that should be capable of running pfSense. I know you can buy a mini-PC with multiple NICs to run pfSense but this u150 has high quality NICs. I may even be able to upgrade the HDD to a SSD, I can run pfSense on Untangle hardware...right?
D-LINK DFL-260E
http://www.dlinkworks.com/DFL-260E.asp
Port Speed: 7x Switched Ports @ Gigabit
PoE: ?
Firewall Throughput: 150Mbps
VPN Throughput: 45Mbps
IPS Throughput: 60Mbps
CPU: Intel xScale IXP425 @ 266MHz*
CPU: Intel xScale IXP435 @ 532MHz*
Memory: Unknown
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NETGEAR FVS336G
https://www.netgear.com/business/products/security/FVS336G.aspx
Port Speed: 6x Switched Ports @ Gigabit
PoE: ?
Firewall Throughput: 350Mbps (LAN-to-WAN)
VPN Throughput: 78Mbps (3DES) – 14Mbps (SSL)
IPS Throughput: ?
CPU: Unknown @ 300MHz
Memory: 16MB Flash / 64MB DRAM
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UNTANGLE u150
https://untangle-firewall.it/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Untangle-Datasheet-Jan-2018.pdf
Port Speed: 6x Switched Ports @ Gigabit
PoE: ?
Firewall Throughput: 1Gbps
VPN Throughput: ?
IPS Throughput: ?
CPU: Pentium Dual Core @ ?
Memory: 1TB @ 7200rpm / 4GB RAM
USB 3.0: 2x
The u150 seems like the winner, much faster throughput! Thoughts? Would be nice if the firewall supported PoE too...possibly the Untangle?
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The DFL-260E only has a 266MHz processor (Intel xScale IXP425), some appear to have come with a 532MHz Intel xScale IXP435 but that is barely going to cut it. The FV336G only has a 300MHz processor and 64MB of DRAM so that will not run pfSense either. However the u150 has a dual-core processor with 4GB of RAM and a 7200rpm HDD so that should be capable of running pfSense. I know you can buy a mini-PC with multiple NICs to run pfSense but this u150 has high quality NICs. I may even be able to upgrade the HDD to a SSD, I can run pfSense on Untangle hardware...right?
D-LINK DFL-260E
http://www.dlinkworks.com/DFL-260E.asp
Port Speed: 7x Switched Ports @ Gigabit
PoE: ?
Firewall Throughput: 150Mbps
VPN Throughput: 45Mbps
IPS Throughput: 60Mbps
CPU: Intel xScale IXP425 @ 266MHz*
CPU: Intel xScale IXP435 @ 532MHz*
Memory: Unknown
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NETGEAR FVS336G
https://www.netgear.com/business/products/security/FVS336G.aspx
Port Speed: 6x Switched Ports @ Gigabit
PoE: ?
Firewall Throughput: 350Mbps (LAN-to-WAN)
VPN Throughput: 78Mbps (3DES) – 14Mbps (SSL)
IPS Throughput: ?
CPU: Unknown @ 300MHz
Memory: 16MB Flash / 64MB DRAM
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UNTANGLE u150
https://untangle-firewall.it/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Untangle-Datasheet-Jan-2018.pdf
Port Speed: 6x Switched Ports @ Gigabit
PoE: ?
Firewall Throughput: 1Gbps
VPN Throughput: ?
IPS Throughput: ?
CPU: Pentium Dual Core @ ?
Memory: 1TB @ 7200rpm / 4GB RAM
USB 3.0: 2x
The u150 seems like the winner, much faster throughput! Thoughts? Would be nice if the firewall supported PoE too...possibly the Untangle?